Required Tools for Automotive Technology Students

We do not sell or endorse any particular brand of tool here at SUNY Canton. Our advice to students is to purchase the best tools they can afford to buy. It has been our experience that the cheaper tools, both in price and/or quality will end up being much more expensive in the long run due to frequent replacement.

Craftsman tools range up to about $700 while Snap-On tools range up to about $3500. The only required Snap-On tool is the Model 504 Digital Multimeter. This is required for the Snap-On Electrical Certification training embedded in our Auto Electrical I course.

The following e-mail link will allow you to take advantage of special student pricing on our required tool package offered by Snap-On Tools.

The list of tools include:

A SUITABLE TOOLBOX with lock.
A roll cabinet is recommended but not required. The Student's First and Last Names must be permanently affixed to BOTH ends.

Fender cover
Better to have two because nothing touches paint!

Set of combination wrenches (open-end / box-end): standard and metric.

Set of 1/2in drive sockets with ratchet and extensions: standard and metric.

Set of 3/8in drive sockets with ratchet and extensions: standard and metric.

Set of 3/8in drive deep-well sockets: (6-point)
standard and metric.

Spark plug sockets: 3/8in drive; sizes 5/8in and 13/16in.

Set of 1/4in drive sockets with ratchet and extensions: standard and metric.

** Each student is required to wear **

SAFETY GLASSES
(Invest in a good pair which won't fog up!)

DARK BLUE WORK UNIFORM
(pants and collared shirt, or coveralls)
such as Sears, Penneys, or Dickies.

A PLAIN DARK BLUE T-shirt may also be worn.
Blue jeans, flashy t-shirts, black pants or shirts, coveralls tied around the waist, etc. are not acceptable dress while working in the lab. If the student is currently employed at a facility which provides them with a work uniform that includes a collared shirt, then that student will be allowed to wear that uniform in the lab.
Keeping these items clean and properly maintained will be the students responsibility.